Matt Toder

Have you heard that video is a big thing over at Gawker Media? It's true, we watch and post a lot of videos each week. Here are some of the best videos of week, culled from an array of Gawker Media sites.

The NBA is sometimes accused of being deaf to criticism, and holding last night's draft in the arena recently abandoned by the new Brooklyn Nets seems like an invitation to belligerence. But it's not just Nets fans who have beef with commissioner David Stern, and he hasn't exactly been graceful when dealing with the press, either. View »

The owner of this white Honda Civic hit his girlfriend, dragged her by her hair, and then attempted to run over a crowd of angry onlookers. That's when the mob trashed and flipped his car. Was this justified? View »

Most of us know Dora the Explorer as the bilingual Nick Jr. children's cartoon that's slowly infecting our nation's youth with bleeding heart liberalism and tolerance, but did you know that Dora is also a badass action hero with a hot, shirtless (and, in this case, grownup) sidekick named Diego? Well, she is - Dora has gone live-action and she's here to fuck shit up. View »

This is pure brilliance. Eddie King and Tyler Marshall from Teddie Films have made this spectacular parody of the song and its companion video, and it's just… man. It takes everything that makes the original song and video so great (That chorus! That paint!) and puts it through a filter of hilarious Star Wars bitchery. View »

Stop whatever you're doing right now and watch this. At the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, KMel Robotics - who previously worked on the James Bond theme à la quadrotors - and Marshmallow Laser Feast unveiled this live performance of whirring robots performing a dazzling light show. Words cannot describe how rad this is - it's like War of the Worlds meets Space Invaders meets laser planetarium Vangelis meets a fire-and-brimstone tent revival sponsored by Skynet. Flabbergastingly fantastic. View »

At 8:50 this morning, Ann Curry signed off as Today show co-host. It was a teary scene, and Ann was heart-breakingly apologetic, saying: "For all of you, who saw me as a groundbreaker, I'm sorry I couldn't carry the ball over the finish line… but I did try." Ouch. View »

Once they heard the story he had to tell about what happened to him late last week, friends of North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club's "findurpath" (aka James) implored him to send this video along to Jalopnik. View »

We're all aware of the Supreme Court's Obamacare ruling today (and the fuck ups by CNN and Fox News) but what happened in spin alley after the decision came down? On tonight's Daily Show, Jon Stewart took a survey of some Republican reactions, focusing on Mitt Romney's completely predictable (and contradictory) remarks. View »

Is this a commercial for Dick's Sporting Goods? Yeah, pretty much. But is it Drew Brees driving people* around New York City while ticking off random facts about concussion education and prevention? You bet your ass it is, unless green-screen technology has gotten a lot better recently. The really fun part is where he takes his eyes off the road to make direct eye contact with the people in the backseat, maybe not the smartest move for a guy currently without a lucrative longterm contract. But if it educates people about the debilitating effects of traumatic brain injuries, it's all good in our book. View »

Aaron Sorkin's proclivity for self-plagiarism is fairly well established. In fact, the acclaimed screenwriter is so comfortable borrowing from himself that he recently used bits from an old commencement speech he gave at Syracuse University in a new commencement speech he gave at Syracuse University. View »

It's hard to tell if the motorsports swag center-lock wheel came off this Porsche 911 GT3 RS 3.8 before it crashed out on the 'Ring, or because of it. When the wheel is flying at you while you film from the sidelines, it's not really important. View »

During a recent talk at the 92nd Street Y, everyone's fantasy bestie Amy Poehler was nice enough to answer questions solicited by Storyboard over Tumblr. Storyboard received over 600 questions and the ones that made the Q&A were pretty great. Like this useful gem: What's the easiest way to make Will Arnett cry? Answer: The Easiest way is also the most beautiful. View »

Louis C.K. stopped by the Tonight Show as the third season of Louis C.K.'s brilliant Louie premieres this week. Here are two great bits from his appearance: ragging on Jay Leno's weird face and Jerry Sandusky. View »